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	Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.     Friday, March 22, 2013 Stories from Slate and The Slatest, your daily news companion. Blog | Daniel Politi Obama Scores Big Diplomatic Victory by Prodding Israeli Apology to Turkey Friday, March 22, 2013, at 4:16 PM EDT   Blog | Daniel Politi 149 Airport Towers Will Close Thanks to Sequester Friday, March 22, 2013, at 5:08 PM EDT   Blog | Daniel Politi Daily Caller Denies Report It Paid Women to Lie About Having Sex With Sen. Menendez for Money Friday, March 22, 2013, at 2:54 PM EDT   Blog | Daniel Politi Three Marines at Virginia Base Dead in Double Murder-Suicide Friday, March 22, 2013, at 9:33 AM EDT   Blog | Daniel Politi Chinua Achebe, Writer Widely Seen as the Father of African Literature, Dies at 82 Friday, March 22, 2013, at 10:10 AM EDT   Foreigners | Dahlia Lithwick "You Are Not Alone" Friday, March 22, 2013, at 12:26 PM EDT Obama reaches out to Israelis—and asks them to do the same for Palestinians.   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Ohio County Prosecutor Is Cold, Wants Punxutawney Phil to Die Friday, March 22, 2013, at 11:43 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Cyprus: Where Things Stand Friday, March 22, 2013, at 9:29 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias How Smart Poor Kids Get Screwed by the College Admissions Process Friday, March 22, 2013, at 10:49 AM EDT   Blog | Amanda Hess Hugh Hefner's Final Political Crusade? Ageism. Friday, March 22, 2013, at 4:31 PM EDT   Blog | Slate V Staff Apple Files Magical Patent to Keep iPhones From Cracking (VIDEO) Friday, March 22, 2013, at 3:29 PM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias More People Have Cellphones Than Toilets Friday, March 22, 2013, at 2:21 PM EDT   Culturebox | Olivia Kestin David Bowie Through the Years Friday, March 22, 2013, at 11:40 AM EDT A retrospective of the artist's long and imaginative career.   Drink | Troy Patterson and Erin Coulehan Martini Madness Friday, March 22, 2013, at 9:44 AM EDT In which we send an intern to order a martini at a Washington, D.C. boys' club.   Culturebox | Karina Longworth Is It Too Late For Al Pacino? Friday, March 22, 2013, at 7:00 AM EDT Phil Spector suggests he might never regain his rightful place at the center of Hollywood.   BEST FEATURED STORIES There Are Still People Who Believe Adam Lanza Didn't Use an Assault Weapon at Sandy Hook Can You Be Arrested for Nudity if You're Wearing Only Body Paint? Phil Spector: Al Pacino Might Never Regain His Rightful Place at the Center of Hollywood Think You're Smarter Than Farhad Manjoo? Take Slate's News Quiz and Find Out.   Copyright 2013 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend